(a) A person may apply for General Assistance to the person or persons designated for that purpose by the Commissioner.

(b) When a person designated by the Commissioner pursuant to subsection (a) of this section receives an application for General Assistance or is informed that a person is in need of General Assistance, he or she shall investigate and make a determination as to the applicant's eligibility for General Assistance, and provide under regulations of the Department emergency assistance as may be required. (Added 1967, No. 147, § 7, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; amended 1971, No. 176 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2013, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 50, eff. May 20, 2014.)